Charles Edward de la Barca Macmillan (December 1872 – 9 January 1941) was a New Zealand politician. He was Mayor of Tauranga (1915–1917) and a member of the House of Representatives (1923–1935).
Charles Macmillan | |
|---|---|
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| 15th Mayor of Tauranga | |
| In office 5 May 1915 – 2 May 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Robbins |
| Succeeded by | John Cuthbert Adams |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Tauranga | |
| In office 23 March 1923 – 1 November 1935 | |
| Preceded by | William Herries |
| Succeeded by | Charles Burnett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1872 Saint Croix, Danish West Indies |
| Died | 9 January 1941 (aged 69) Tauranga, New Zealand |
| Political party | Reform |
Early life
editMacmillan was born in Saint Croix in the Danish West Indies in December 1872.[1] His father, Donald Macmillan,[2] had been a paymaster with the Royal Navy and was later a sugar planter.[1] His mother, Maria Elise Barca, was the Baroness de la Barca, the daughter of Baron de la Barca.[3] Following an uprising by workers in 1879, the Macmillans left Saint Croix.[3]
Macmillan came to New Zealand with his parents and two siblings on the May Queen in 1881.[2] They were part of the George Vesey Stewart Special Settlement to Te Puke, however his father wanted to be closer to the sea and thus bought land at Katikati.[2]
In 1900, he married Ethel Latham. They moved to Tauranga in 1908.[3]
Political career
edit| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923–1925 | 21st | Tauranga | Reform | ||
| 1925–1928 | 22nd | Tauranga | Reform | ||
| 1928–1931 | 23rd | Tauranga | Reform | ||
| 1931–1935 | 24th | Tauranga | Reform | ||
Macmillan was the 15th Mayor of Tauranga and served from 1915 to 1917. In the 1915 mayoral election, he defeated John Cuthbert Adams.[4] In the 1917 mayoral election, Adams narrowly defeated Macmillan (by 292 to 276 votes).[5]
Standing for the Reform Party, he won the Tauranga electorate in the 1923 by-election[6] after the death of William Herries,[7] and held it to 1935[6] when he was defeated by the Labour candidate, Charles Burnett. He was a cabinet minister in the United–Reform Coalition government (Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Mines from 13 February 1932 to 6 December 1935).[8] He was subsequently granted the right to retain the title of "Honourable", having served more than three years as a member of the Executive Council.[9] In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[10]
Death
editMacmillan died in Tauranga on 9 January 1941.[1] He was survived by his wife, his son, two daughters, and two sisters.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c "Former Minister". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXXVIII, no. 23860. 10 January 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ a b c McCauley, Debbie. "Lilian Marie Elise De la Barca Macmillan (1883–1969)". Tauranga City Libraries. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Mr. C. E. Macmillan". The Evening Post. Vol. CXXXI, no. 7. 9 January 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Further Results In Other Places". Vol. lxxxix, no. 100. The Evening Post. 29 April 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ^ "The Tauranga Elections". Thames Star. Vol. LVIII, no. 18325. 26 April 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ a b Scholefield 1950, p. 124.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 113.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 49.
- ^ "No. 34275". The London Gazette. 17 April 1936. p. 2487.
- ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
References
edit- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.